Chapter 16: Cipher conspiracy
My muscles were tiring quickly…they felt like they were snapping. The strength of this thing was incredible, I would not have thought of Latias as being the strong type of character, but her shadow form has boosted all of her abilities through the roof!
"You will not like this!" she hissed "this will be very agonizing!" as she drew her teeth closer and closer to my neck…I had barely gotten out of many dangerous situations on this island…but this looks like the one that will see me dead…
I couldn't muster the breath to shout for help…I just kept screaming in my mind, wishing someone would rescue me…anybody:
'Latios please! I know you can read this, I need your help NOW!'
Suddenly the two metal doors behind me started to make noise, the console on the side that would usually allow passage through seemed to short circuit…sparks from the panel blew outwards along with the panel cover…it had blown up! The doors on their own accord opened…and to my utter relief Latios had emerged!
"Nick!" he telepathically said "What's wrong?!" he must've gotten my pleas for help through my brain signals, but Latios still seemed tired and weak from being imprisoned in that giant water tank…
Latios looked into the eyes of the creature that was attacking me…even if Latias looked different; Latios could tell straight away that this thing was….used to be his sister. As Shadow Latias looked up to face her brother, her face looked like she was more upset that Latios had disturbed her would be meal, rather than relief or shock to see her brother was still alive…
Latios' face however was much different, sorrow and shock just overwhelmed his facial features as he began to draw tears from his eyes, his mouth twitching:
"Latias…" he said to his 'sister' "what's…happened to you?" and as he looked away from those angry, grey eyes, he looked down at me being pinned down by her…cut marks all over my body and bleeding badly… "What's happened to you?" he then asked me.
"Latios!" I cried "they…they changed Latias…she's not Latias anymore!"
"How very true…" Shadow Latias smiled, she suddenly let me go as she seemed to get very interested in Latios "I am no longer your dear little sister…" she started to float over to her brother "all the years I've had to put up with you being the dominant sibling…all the years I've had to endure you making me feel insignificant compared to you…and worst of all, you've always shadowed me all my life, keeping me down from doing the things I wanted, treating me like I'm a baby…well no more…from now on I am my own Pokemon and you will finally pay for all the sad times you've put me through…"
Latios breathed in and out heavily…he seemed shocked at what he heard… "What?" he asked "you have no idea what you're talking about! I never treated you like a baby Latias, I helped raise you over the years after our parents went missing, and I was the one that helped you hone your powers, taught you how to use them. I never treated you unfairly…I gave you all the time you needed to learn…"
"LIAR!" Shadow Latias screeched "You are a liar! And for that I hate you! I hate you with fiber of my being!"
Latios seemed overcome…he didn't notice that Latias was getting closer to him…but hearing that his beloved sister hated him, it just proved too much for him to handle… "No…you're wrong" he said crying "you don't hate me, it's this evil inside of you that's making you say this Latias…please try and fight it!"
"…No…" Latias replied "The only evil that has been in my life has been you!" she vanished in the blink of an eye! Even Latios was confused as to where she went…
FLASH! Shadow Latias appeared like a sudden bolt of Lightning from the sky…she bit onto the shoulder of Latios…the poor thing shrieked in pain…but personally I think the shriek was a sad cry; as a result of being attacked by his beloved sister and not a scream of agony.
"LATIOS!" I screamed…he was beginning to draw blood…I eventually lost myself in frustration…I charged up behind Shadow Latias and grabbed her neck.
Using a wrestling like maneuver, I flipped Shadow Latias head over backwards over my left shoulder. Using all my strength I plowed her into the floor…I heard her give off a telekinetic 'Oof' as she landed. She crawled onto her arms, growling viciously:
"It is obvious you wish to die" she said to me "so BE IT!" she hurled herself forward, baring teeth and talons.
I got ready however…I clenched my left fist as tight as I could…as fast as I could I hurled my left arm over my head and clubbed Shadow Latias on the top of the head with a vicious haymaker punch…Shadow Latias fell to the floor again and I backed off a bit…now I had pissed her off as she hissed and launched at me screaming.
I felt a sudden gush of air over my head…Latios charged at Shadow Latias with impressive speed…his head collided with her chest as she was sent plowing into some desks behind:
"Nick" Latios said in my head "this isn't your fight anymore…"
"Yes it is Latios!" I said defiantly.
"No…this is not your sister that has had her soul tainted…it is mine…I must deal with this…"
"But she's too powerful Latios and you're still tired, it's suicide!"
"You already have a mission to complete Nick, you must deal with Shadow Lugia…please…let me have the honor of saving my sister…"
The wreckage where Shadow Latias had landed began to stir…she was getting back up!
"Nick, go now!" Latios ordered "you're no match for her…I can deal with this."
"But…"
"NOW!" he turned at me with a commanding stare "I know what I'm doing…the world is counting on you Nick…you must face Shadow Lugia…"
"What the hell makes you think I can take him on myself?!"
"Find Silveen! She might be able to help you…"
"But I don't…"
"I know Nick…but you must try…I can deal with Shadow Latias, just you stick to your main objective."
Shadow Latias suddenly burst out of the computer wreckage, her eye began to glow a dark purple color in a fit of rage…
"NICK GO NOW!" Latios screamed in my mind as his eyes glowed a bright blue, I was suddenly shoved next to the door by some psychic force.
Shadow Latias began to glow in an angry aura of red…computers began to explode around her, their internal components failing and overloading from the extreme electro-static electrons emitted by the psychic energy. I did not want to encounter this angry power…Latios was right, I was no match for this…monstrosity. I pressed the remaining button on the damaged control panel by the side of the door and they (thankfully) opened.
The doors automatically shut behind me and the control panel exploded again…probably from the psychic force Shadow Latias was generating…I heard noises of struggling and things being smashed…there was a hell of a fight being fought behind this door…but it would no longer open. I banged my fist against the door, wishing I could help Latios…but I can't now…stubborn fool…I hope he really did know what he was doing:
"I swear to God" I said to myself "I'll be back Latios…and I'll find something that will purify your sister! Count on it!"
I turned around, placed my back on the door and slumped to the floor…water began falling down my cheeks…but were these my tears? Or were they the tears Latias had cried onto me earlier in the brief moment she was able to escape from her shadowy prison? I rubbed the tears onto my right hand…the water seemed to sparkle and shine…juts like the golden eyes of Latias…
Flygon was still waiting in the room…he flew up to me and buzzed inquisitively:
"Let's go Flygon…I have a job to do…and you're the only one that's still with me to help…"
Later on, it seemed that hours had passed…but it had only been twenty minutes since I left the Quarantine center…the halls and rooms of this laboratory complex were scattered with destruction…and death. Cipher guards & Scientists were everywhere, burnt to death, clawed, frozen, poisoned and the bodies of deceased and bullet ridden Pokemon were lying next to the humans…the breakout must've gotten beyond the control of Cipher.
But why? Why were all the creations now turning against them? This place seemed to be like the main area of Cipher's operations…where their most trusted personnel and most successful Pokemon experiments lived…I began to get the feeling that something else was at work here…
Me and Flygon eventually found an office of some kind…the back of the room was covered in bookshelves. I looked along the rows of books…all the books were Pokemon trainer manuals, Pokedex books from different regions of the world, Pokemon biological sciences, Tales of Pokemon Myths and Legends, A book looking into the creation of the Pokemon species and how they get their powers…but everything else were files.
I didn't have time to read…however there was a piece of paper on the desk…it was a fax of some kind; the title of the document caught my eye…the document read:
From:
Tom Griffin,
Head of Cipher Information Technology department,
San Francisco branch,
05/11/07,
11:21pm WST.
To:
Greevil Mishima,
CEO and owner of Cipher pharmaceutical industries,
Cipher Island laboratory complex.
Subject: Shadow Pokemon after-action report.
Dear Master Greevil,
As requested, we here at the department of information at your San Francisco base have compiled all documentation and combat data of operation 'Darkrai'. As planned, by inviting some of the world's most renowned Pokemon scientists, champion trainers, rival businessmen and political figures who at first were adamant of Cipher's operations, was a stroke of sheer genius.
Being the spoilt, pompous people they are; the targeted audience to be invited would not miss the chance for a party, either that or the chance to get some information on our operations. By gathering all our rivals, or potential opponents and competition in the future in one place, we were able to easily wipe them all out at once. And thanks to the lockdown systems we installed in the various facilities across the island, this made the jobs for our products much easier.
Also your last minute idea for hiring several former soldiers/bodyguards/police/mercenaries to fill up the ranks of Cipher's security force was yet another brilliant idea. By bringing a lot of experienced fighters to us, we were able to observe how our Shadow Pokemon products fare when facing an armed human force. I am pleased to say that the Shadow Pokemon have had a 94 success ratio of being victorious in combat with a group of armed individuals.
The heightened aggression levels and physical boost the Pokemon have gained as a result of their transformation into Shadow Pokemon has made them survive, otherwise fatal gunshot wounds, and still have the courage and determination to fight…and kill.
And that is by no means an easy feat…the Cipher security force (excluding your own battalion of trusted soldiers) were well armed, well trained and experienced in combat…and they were all almost wiped out. The remaining 6 of guards that survived the initial onslaught have only lived because they were chosen personally by you as men deemed fit enough for your 'Ditto' program. The only man to have survived so far is the American spy who had originally posed as the head of security, but I am glad to hear that he has been apprehended again…my advice however is to find out what he knows about the United States knowledge on our activities…they will more than likely intervene at one point…
But other than the inconveniences the American agent has caused, I deem the fighting ability of all your Shadow Pokemon are more than ready for actual combat. Now moving onto your most secret project…XD-001.
We here at the information department are very impressed by XD-001…after all the years of financial and time consuming troubles, your faith in XD-001 has paid off. After XD-001 had single-handedly destroyed the American warship, we have no doubts that XD-001 is our greatest weapon, and our most valuable asset.
It is with great disappointment however, that I report that XD-001 has failed in some areas. For starters…the main target 'Nick' as he is nicknamed. It was calculated that due to his rather easy and uneventful personality, that he would've been wiped out in the first breakout. But for days now, this English boy has continued to elude us.
I do not need to remind you that we must not underestimate this boy's danger to your XD-001 weapon, but even we here in the department of information have been surprised by his continuing endurance and survival ratio. Even after XD-001 had been released to eliminate the boy; we are as confused as you are as to why XD-001 has still failed to bring the boy in.
However personally…I think XD-001 is toying with the boy…Shadow Lugia is an extremely terrifying creature…and he appears to possess the intelligence to realize this…and he seems to get amusement from the distress of others in his presence, or in other words he's like a ruthless dictator; he enjoys people cowering in fear around him.
But those are just my opinions…perhaps the real reason the boy has managed to evade us so far is due to the many allies he has, the American agent, the treasonous scientist Gary Oak (who has unfortunately eluded us), a Lugia of unknown origin and the two Sibling Pokemon from Italy who were originally believed only to exist in Ancient Roman & Greek Mythology. (but thanks to John Simpson's records, we know that they are real)
However, thanks to the efforts of the Pokemon bounty hunters we hired, the Lugia and sibling Pokemon were apprehended…leaving the boy defenseless. It was not long afterwards that the boy was finally captured…while I still believe this boy presents a threat to us, your insistence that we can make this boy useful to us by including him in the 'Ditto' program might just pull off…
After all…research has shown that the time the 'Silver jewel' has spent in his body, it has not only protected him over the years in a medical sense…somehow it has partially bonded with his body. If we can succeed in completely merging the 'Silver Jewel' with his DNA structure…changing him into whatever bio-weapon we want him to be will be child's play. So despite XD-001's failure's to eliminate the boy, we might be able to still make some use of him…
However I would like to get back to this Gary Oak character. Our sources inside the Pentagon have found out that Gary Oak has managed to escape the island thanks to the Americans, but we are as of this time, unable to find out where he is. Thankfully however, we have already presented our counter-evidence media blitz to the worldwide media; declaring that your acts of Pokemon Experimentation, acts of terrorism and attack on US armed forces are the work of a renegade and not the company as a whole.
We have currently persuaded the Americans, the public and the media that the Cipher Pokemon pharmaceutical company does not support your actions and that we have cut all ties with your operations on Cipher Island. Combine that with our worldwide influence over Pokemon centers and Pokemon trainers, who rely on our medical products to help heal their battle weary Pokemon, and our status as the official PBL's main sponsor has made us look innocent enough in the public's mind and that the whole company is not responsible for the Shadow Pokemon experimentations. (Pokemon Battle League)
Our conclusion is that XD-001 might still need some kinks sorting out…but our legions of Shadow Pokemon are more than ready for battle. However I strongly suggest that you run some tests on XD-001's capabilities of intelligence…we are utterly confused as to why XD-001 failed to bring in his intended target after his other earlier successes…I believe that he is actually more intelligent then we originally gave him credit for.
'May our work finally see us to the better Earth!'
Tom Griffin.
…
So that's why all those people were killed…
That's why I was brought here…
We were all literally guinea pigs, Sheep to the slaughter. We were all brought to this island as targets for their monsters, so they could collect the combat data of their bio-weapons. I feel so used…
Judging by this…report…every human being (besides those loyal to Greevil) had been murdered…by their hundreds, maybe thousands. And to think this had all happened because of a tidal wave…the Shadow Pokemon didn't escape; they were released to kill us. I thought back to that man I first met right after the tidal wave had struck, and was then mauled to death by Houndooms…he had probably thought he had come here for a chance to relax and enjoy a good holiday…that's how I had felt too…
I clutched the fax in my hand with great anger and sadness…I wanted to tear it to shreds…but then I remembered what the document said about Cipher's 'counter-evidence' scheme. If I could escape this island somehow…and present this document to the necessary authorities…I can prove that the entire Cipher Corporation IS responsible for these crimes…
I folded the fax back out from its crumpled position, folded it and pocketed it. I sighed through my nose heavily…I was really sick and tired of Cipher…the God damn psychopaths…what the hell was Greevil thinking?!
'Remember Nick' I thought to myself 'the bastards murdered your father'. I swear to God, if anything or anyone is going to kill Greevil…it's going to be me!
"What are you doing in my office?" I heard a British like voice talk to me…I turned around to quickly see the barrel of a handgun pointing at my head.
"Woah!" I said shocked.
"Wait…I know you…you're that Nick guy…you're the one that's been giving Cipher all this trouble…" I looked at this guy talking to me, he was shorter than me, had gelled back blonde hair and appeared to be a scientist of some kind.
"Yeah what's it to you?" I asked back.
"My name is Doctor Charles Williams" he shoved his gun closer to my face "and you have had the nerve to enter my office without permission!"
"Listen mate" I said "if you have not noticed, there are killer Pokemon running around. We are both survivors…shouldn't we be trying to help each other?"
"Afraid not my lad" Charles said back to me "you are wanted by Cipher and I must turn you back in…if you'll be so kind as to drop your weapons…"
"Sorry Charles…no can do…"
"And why not?" he asked me as he tried to intimidate me by shoving the gun into my skin…
"Because I'm afraid you've just lost control of the situation…"
I did not let Charles, or you know…but Flygon had managed to remain unknown to Charles…Flygon pounced Charles, first ripping the handgun from Charles' hand with his teeth; he also coiled his long tail around Charles' neck trapping him in a submission move. Flygon tightened his coils slightly to choke the doctor a bit; I picked up his dropped handgun, pointed it back at him and began the interrogation:
"Okay Charles…first off, tell me where I am…"
"Why should I tell you? You lardy lump…"
"I'LL BLOW YOU EFFING BRAINS OUT THAT'S WHY!" and I pistol whipped the doctor across the cheek "Where am I? What is this building I'm in?"
The doctor spat blood from his mouth and sighed:
"You're in the hive…the biggest building on the island, Cipher's most secret operations go on here…but I am sure you already know about the Shadow Pokemon experiments…"
"Yes I do know…but how come the Shadow Pokemon here have managed to break out and start attacking Greevil's most trusted security and scientists?"
"I'm not sure…Greevil didn't give the order for them to be released…we just have to assume that there was a breakout that got out of hand…which is a shame…I was so close with the XD-002 project too…"
"XD-002?" I asked surprised "What is XD-002?"
"You don't need to know…" Charles said defiantly.
"Flygon, I think Charles' neck is a bit cold…please tighten your grip a bit…" and Flygon did as ordered, tightening his grip around Charles' neck.
"GAH!" Charles gasped "Alright! I am head of the XD-002 project…"
"Tell me Charles…what is XD-002…"
"A Latias we captured a few days ago…"
Latias? This was the man that had personally sought to transforming Latias into a Shadow Pokemon…this was the man that was responsible for causing Latias to attack me and her brother…I started to boil red with rage…saliva appeared from my mouth as I breathed through my teeth…Charles seemed to grow worried by my raging face, but he almost cried as I ripped Flygon's tail from around his neck and clamped my own hands around it.
"YOU MOTHER…" I screamed "You're the reason why Latias is EVIL! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" I brought up the handgun that had previously belonged to this guy and shoved it in his mouth…
"WAIT!" he screamed; his voice muffled by the barrel in his mouth "Don't kill me…I know a way to reverse the Shadow process!"
I pulled the gun out of his mouth "Tell me NOW!"
"Alright…there is a cure for Shadow Pokemon that can return them to their normal states…but there is only one sample of its kind in the world…and that is several floors above us…in the main operations center of the hive."
"Yes go on…" I demanded.
"We transform Pokemon into Shadow Pokemon by shutting the doors to their hearts…altering their brains to show only hatred, this is done by injecting a special chemical into their brains codenamed 'book of shadows'.
"The book of shadows contains a chemical substance which we had specifically created to alter the brain patterns of Pokemon in a way we saw fit; in our case, we created the chemical to make the Pokemon feel hatred and aggressive, just like Greevil wanted. In simpler terms however, the Chemical simply blocks the parts of the brain that would make a Pokemon emotionally balanced. After the chemical is administered, researchers perform hours of surgery on the Pokemon's brain, fusing the chemicals with the tissue of the brain.
"The chemicals latch onto the tissue, infiltrating the tubes of the brain that process electric signals into thoughts. As a result, the chemicals form 'barricades' to the accesses of some of the brains other areas, the areas of the brain that process thoughts of feeling…these were the areas of the brain we specifically created the chemical to block…feelings of love, sorrow, sense of fairness, fear and others are blocked from communicating with the heart…with the heart blocked off from the brain, the heart cannot tell the brain that what it is doing is either right or wrong, thus this creates the popular term; 'heart sealing'.
"After the heart is blocked off from the brain, we can genetically engineer the brain to follow Cipher's bidding and to perform commanded actions without second thought or remorse…"
"So basically you made a Pokemon so it could not feel any remorse for the killings it does for your murdering organization?"
"In simple terms yes…" Charles replied.
"Well thanks for telling me HOW you turn them into Shadow Pokemon Charles…but care to tell me HOW I can cure Latias?"
"Okay…like I said there is one serum in the world that can return a Shadow Pokemon to its normal state…and that is here in this facility…one we were able to retrieve from a group of individuals who were determined to find a cure for Shadow Pokemon…
"The serum basically destroys the 'barricades' to the Pokemon's brain created by the 'book of shadows' chemical and cleansing the chemical substances left loitering in the victim's bloodstream and returning them to normal red blood cells; the end result is the Pokemon's natural brain functions coming back online and allowing themselves to retain function of their own minds and heart once more."
"I appreciate the science lessons Doc, but I want to know WHERE IT IS!?" I screamed at Charles, he cringed and began to sweat with nervousness:
"The Serum is on the top floor of the hive…but only personnel with the highest security clearance can enter…"
The doctor smiled at me; thinking that I could not be able to enter the top floor of 'the hive' as he called it…but I called his bluff easily…it seems in his constant bragging, that he forget he let slip the information he knew. I asked the Doctor:
"So if you know that only the people with the highest security clearance can enter the top of the hive…then am I right in assuming that you are one of those people with the highest security clearance?"
The face of Charles looked so shocked and dumbfounded, it was beautiful…I had out-smarted a top Pokemon scientist.
"Come on Doc" I said to him "You have a key or something that can get me up there…so hand it over…"
"I-I don't have it…"
"What do you mean you don't have it?" I asked grabbing his hair aggressively.
"I left it…after this breakout occurred…"
"What room is it in?"
"I can't remember…I was so scared by the killer Pokemon that I had to leave in a hurry…"
I let go of his hair for a moment…I rubbed my chin thinking about what he said. He was lying…he had to be…in his last sentence he basically admitted that he was a coward by fleeing for his life.
"You're lying" I said to him.
"No…no I swear I'm not!" he pleaded shaking his hands about.
I decided that I had to get more aggressive with this guy. I'm guessing he already knows about me from files he read up on me from Greevil and Cipher…how my personality in a civilian world dictated me as being a calm and quiet individual…but the time on this island has changed me as I am sure you already know…I was angry and determined to save Latias from Shadowy imprisonment…I targeted a silver Parker pen on the desk…I grabbed it, clicked the top to eject the tip of the pen and I grabbed the hair of Charles Williams once more and thrust the point of the pen under the eyelid of the Doctor.
"W-what are you doing?!" he screamed as he felt the ballpoint pen getting poked underneath his eye.
"You know where the key to get to the top of the hive is, the place where I can find the cure for Latias. I swear to God, if you don't tell me where your key or key card is, I'll gouge your eyes out with this pen!" I said spitting through clenched teeth.
"You wouldn't dare!"
That was it…I had to find out where this serum was…I didn't aim for his eyes…but I rammed the tip of the pen into the left cheek of the doctor, just slightly below the eye to make him believe I did mean business…I rammed so hard into his cheek that blood did eventually spill from the impact point.
"AAAAAHHH!" the doctor screamed "you God damn maniac!"
"TELL ME WHERE THE KEY IS DOCTOR OR I WILL GOUGE YOUR EYES OUT!" I screamed pointing the tip of the pen right in front of his right eye's pupil…tears started to stream from his eyes:
"Alright!" he yelled "my ID card is five doors down the corridor; left as you exit the door to this room. It should get you up to the top floor of the hive…up there in my personal laboratory. You'll find the serum…"
I let go of the Doctor's hair and stood back up:
"Thank you Charles" I said…but then I noticed he was crying…his face was buried in his hands…I've seen many people cry…but this guy wasn't crying out of fear, no, I could not have scared him that bad…I could somehow sense that he was crying out of sympathy, or guilt.
"W-what's wrong Charles?" I asked.
"N-nothing…I'm just…" he sniffed a bit "I'm just scared that's all…"
"No" I replied "You're crying from your heart…you feel guilty about something…and for some reason I recognize your name now…Charles Williams…my dad wrote about you…"
"You're right Nick…" Charles blubbered "I knew your dad; he was my mentor if you wish to call it that…he helped me get into Cipher, unlike the rest of the company…your Dad saw I could benefit the company thanks to my high grades in Pokemon psychology and behavioral research.
"But your father passed away…at first I did not know, but over the years that I found out that Cipher were conducting wicked experiments on Pokemon, I suddenly found out that I was right in the middle of a conspiracy, a plot to create evil Pokemon to wipe out the human race…I resisted at first…but Cipher's power is great…they threatened my family" he then huddled his face into his arms, crying out loud.
"Cipher threatened your family?" I asked.
"Yes...my wife and daughter…I was already a high ranking official on this island laboratory…and Cipher needed me, but they knew I wouldn't agree with their plans…so being the conniving Gits they are, they played on my good side…my love for my family…If I didn't help them continue their research…I don't need to tell you about the consequences…"
"Cipher directly threatened your family?" I asked Charles and his head nodded with a very shaky 'yes' gesture:
"That's right…but perhaps not anymore. I am at a loss as to how the Pokemon in the hive managed to break out…but it's clear that this facility is finished…perhaps…perhaps I can escape…maybe my family might no longer be in danger…plus with the Americans coming, Greevil will no longer have the power he has to control me…"
"The Americans have managed to make it through?"
"Not yet…last I heard, the stolen Russian ships and sea Pokemon we sent to intercept the American fleet were engaged…in the battle, American commandoes successfully re-took the Russian aircraft carrier and the Typhoon submarine escaped…it won't be long until the Wailords and Gyarados we sent will be forced to retreat from the American ships…"
"So the American fleet was victorious?"
"Yes!"
"Thank goodness" I sighed "help is finally on the way!"
But I looked down at Charles…he was still upset…he must still fear for his family…and guilty for all the bad things he was forced to do "I'm sorry…" he blubbered "for the experiments caused to your Pokemon friends…but perhaps I can redeem myself somewhat…take this."
I was astounded at the item he handed me…it was the same spherical object that those two female crooks had that made Latios and Latias surrender.
"The…soul dew!" I shrieked with surprise "Where did you get this?"
"I was running tests on the item you hold…it was given to me by Greevil who had managed to buy the object from those girls for a further large amount of money…it really is an amazing object, many stories surround it…but I have no use for it anymore…it belongs to Latios and Latias…give it back to them, it is rightfully their property."
"Thank you Charles" I said as I stood back up "listen, if the Americans are indeed coming now they'll sure as hell bomb this place flat. You must think about getting yourself out of here now…"
"I know" he sniffed "but just give me a moment…I'm feeling too down to be able to do anything right now…"
"I understand" and I turned to walk to the door "and Charles; you're right, Greevil has no control over your family anymore…from now on do the right things…I have a friend who you should meet up with, you two could do a lot to help Pokemon in scientific terms…"
"…I'd love to meet him…I promise to God that if I get off this Island alive…I'll do everything I can to help Pokemon, to make up for the bad things I've done to them over the years I've been stuck in this lab…that is a promise…"
I smiled at Charles and apologized for roughing him up, and thanked him for returning the Soul Dew to me:
"Godspeed mate…" I said, Charles' voice sounded like he was a lad from Birmingham.
"Yeah you too lad…" he replied.
Me and Flygon exited the room to locate this room the good Doctor told us about…I counted the doors down as we turned left…one…two…three…four…five! This must be it. Flygon however looked like he was still in pain…must be hurting from the fight with the Charizard and Sneasels earlier.
"You deserve a rest Flygon…better return to your ball." And I pointed my ball at him, opened it and Flygon was sucked back into the ball in a dazzling array of red light.
I slowly opened the door into the room…it looked like a library of some kind…there was only one floor but the room was pretty big. I didn't take time to notice what books were lining the shelves; I made my way over to a row of computers in the back of the Library. As I walked further through, I noticed a lot of bookshelves had been knocked over and books lay scattered all over the floor…some struggle of some kind must've took place here…
Three computers were lined up with a desk…they were all linked to a networking box and all the computers were equipped with microphones, webcams and other bits of hardware. I looked at the middle computer…lying next to the keyboard was the card key of Charles…bingo! He must've been using this computer but quickly ran away.
I picked up the card..then I noticed a light. The computer in the middle was the only one switched on, so I looked at the screen…it seemed to have an internet connection up and running, so I clicked the Internet Explorer icon. (I thought a top company like this would've at least had firefox…)
The page opened up to the main Cipher internet homepage; main news article on the webpage had a photo of Greevil with a title next to it saying 'CEO and owner of Cipher pharmaceutical companies wanted by US for charges of Terrorism & Pokemon cruelty.'
I decided to read some of what the article said:
'It is with great and utter shock that we here at have gotten word that Greevil Mishima, CEO and owner of the entire Cipher company, has been declared by US agencies as their #1 most wanted man. We are also sad to report that one of our facilities in the Pacific (but for the security of our work, we cannot reveal where) has been hit by a major natural catastrophe.
A massive hurricane & tidal wave blew over the secret Island facility…and so far, there have been no reported survivors. We would like to take this moment in time to give our condolences to the families who had loved ones working in the island facility. But shortly after the catastrophe struck the island, Greevil suddenly and unexpectedly turned his back on all his life's work for Cipher. Greevil has breached the laws of preventing Pokemon cruelty, and is trying to give a bad name for our company, who has worked so hard over the years to help advance Pokemon medicine.
Also according to US intelligence; it has been revealed that Greevil, is the criminal mastermind behind the recent reports of 'Shadow Pokemon' across the world. The SS Libra and Orre incidents have been linked with these formerly dismissed reports of Pokemon attacks and criminal trainers using Pokemon with 'evil' powers to further their gains. But the most saddening news is yet to come:
As of this time two days ago, Greevil, in a completely unprovoked manner, directly engaged and sank a major US warship, the USS Eisenhower…despite the crew of over four thousand sailors and Marines, there are no reports of Survivors. Again we give our condolences to the families of the sailors who lost their lives on the Eisenhower. US intelligence is, as of this moment, still confused as to how and why Greevil attacked a US warship, and as to what weapons Greevil used to achieve this.
In retaliation to the destruction of the Eisenhower, a few days ago, the President of the United States himself went public with the story of Greevil and his Shadow Pokemon experiments, asking for the assistance of the public to bring those people who harbor those who create Shadow Pokemon to justice, and to bring in the Shadow Pokemon, so hopefully they can be researched into finding a way of reversing their shadow state and returning them to normal.
From the Orre region, a Japanese scientist Professor Krane, who has claimed to have had bad run ins with Greevil and his Shadow Pokemon in the past, has come forward with his research on Shadow Pokemon and believes that with US assistance, can make a breakthrough into finding a cure.
The President also specifically asked the public in his own words:
'Those who support Greevil must be found, to avenge the Eisenhower by any means; Greevil will not…must not be allowed to walk the Earth a free man anymore, an evil being like Greevil, must be brought to justice as quick as our wheels of justice can turn to find him.'
We at Cipher however would like to take this time to tell the world that we in no way or form support, or condone the actions of Greevil…we have severed all ties with him and his family, and declare that his actions are that of a renegade, and not an action of the company as a whole.
We would like to take the time to thank all the Pokemon trainers, Pokemon center staff, and Pokemon marts and especially to the official Pokemon Battle League of North America, who have given us their support through these difficult times for the company. We greatly appreciate the fact that you use our products to help your hurt Pokemon, and that you love our work so much, that you are willing to support us through this crisis.
We here at Cipher hope that Greevil is brought to justice quickly, so we may continue our work and continue to benefit the Pokemon community,
The team at damn liars! The whole company is in on it with Greevil, and I have the proof…the fax I had pocketed a while ago…I had to get it out somehow…I quickly typed in into the address bar of the web browser and signed into my MSN account. There was an email from my friend Jonathan, I opened it:
To: x666xhotmail .com
Subject: Where R U?
Date: 02/11/07
Nick! I heard that a hurricane had occurred on a Cipher island base in the Pacific…you told me you were going to somewhere similar before you left England, oh god please email me as soon as you can…me and your Mam are worried sick!
Jonny.
I hit the reply button and began to type a reply email:
'Jonny,
Yes I was on the same island where the hurricane hit…but listen to me, I need you to do me a huge favor, I can prove that the whole Cipher company is just as responsible as Greevil is for developing Shadow Pokemon, read this link:
http/ /main /newsarticle5f9z0
Cipher are trying to cover their tracks, they're covering up their support for Greevil using their influence on the world, but they still support Greevil, and they have Shadow Pokemon labs across the world, continuing to create Shadow Pokemon. I have attached a document to this email that basically says Cipher are covering up their actions with Greevil, once you get this email, forward it to Newspapers and print the document off and give it to Police, but remain anonymous at all costs, Cipher may try to come after you…
I am depending on you to get this document out to the Public Jonny, it is the most vital piece of evidence I have that can unmask Cipher for who they really are…
I hope I stay alive long enough to see you and Dani again mate, Godspeed;
Nick.
But I needed to scan this document first…thankfully all the computers had one handy next to them…I scanned the pages of the fax, saved it to the computer and finally attached it to the email…
I quickly hit the 'send' button on the web page…there seemed to be an agonizing wait for the loading bar at the bottom of the screen to load and send the full message…
BANG! The computer screen exploded…sparks flew out of the side and I was left dumbfounded…the screen was black and the computer stack was no longer running, it had blown a fuse or something!
Suddenly by some invisible force; I was launched against the back of the wall…something paranormal pinning me right up off my feet and keeping my back stuck on the wall firmly.
I noticed an Espeon ran up to me, staring at me with lit up eyes and never flinching:
"Good work Espeon…" a blonde haired woman approached me…she was followed by another female…aw god…it was Annie and Oakley again…
"Yeah Annie; you did well…now we have this kid right where we want him…"
"You two again!" I spat "What do you want?"
"We came back for something that belonged to us" Oakley said as she dipped her thieving hand into my pocket and pulled the Soul Dew back out… "It seems Cipher is too busy with their Shadow Pokemon, so we decided to get the Sould Dew back…I know one person who will pay way higher for this item than Greevil did…the old cheapskate."
"NO!" I yelled "That does not belong to you!"
"Well boy-o" Annie mocked "we had it long before you did, so don't complain. Don't worry; we won't do anything to the Soul Dew that would threaten the world…at least not this time RIGHT Oakley?"
"Hmph…yeah whatever…" Oakley grunted crossing her arms.
"But that's not all what we came for…" Annie approached me and ran her index finger down my chest…where my heart was…
"We know a certain someone who is an obsessive Pokemon collector…he's hugely rich and I think he's quite a hunk as well…but he wants to own a Lugia…he's willing to trade all his collected Pokemon treasures for one Lugia…"
"You're going to sell him Silveen aren't you?" I hissed…
"No…we sold that Lugia to Greevil for a LOT of money…and unfortunately we don't know where Silveen is. But as for you…you have that Silver Wing inside of you…it might not be an actual living Lugia…but it contains the essence of one…Jiruridan would love to have it…" Annie twisted with an evil smile…she suddenly brought something out from her pouch, it was my Gurkha blade!
"Now hold still honey…I'm not totally good at surgery, but for the amount of money we'd get for that Silver Wing, I'm willing to take a quick trial and error course in surgery right now…"
She began to point the tip of the knife closer and closer to my chest…she started to press down…I screamed and kicked about as much as I could to resist, but that damn Espeon was keeping me pinned to the wall…